scaffold
[ skaf-uh ld, -ohld ]
/ ˈskæf əld, -oʊld /
noun
verb (used with object)
to furnish with a scaffold or scaffolding.
to support by or place on a scaffold.
Origin of scaffold
OTHER WORDS FROM scaffold
un·scaf·fold·ed, adjectiveWords nearby scaffold
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scaevola,
scafell pike,
scaffold,
scaffold nail,
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British Dictionary definitions for scaffold
scaffold
/ (ˈskæfəld, -fəʊld) /
noun
a temporary metal or wooden framework that is used to support workmen and materials during the erection, repair, etc, of a building or other construction
a raised wooden platform on which plays are performed, tobacco, etc, is dried, or (esp formerly) criminals are executed
verb (tr)
to provide with a scaffold
to support by means of a scaffold
Derived forms of scaffold
scaffolder, nounWord Origin for scaffold
C14: from Old French
eschaffaut, from Vulgar Latin
catafalicum (unattested); see
catafalque